GOOFY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GOOFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOOFY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOOFY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOOFY
No single letter turns GOOFY into another word.
How GOOFY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GOOFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 224,070.
What does GOOFY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Silly, ridiculous or foolish in a good-natured, harmless way.
Goofy describes behavior, appearance or ideas that are amusingly foolish rather than seriously wrong, such as a goofy grin, a goofy dance or a goofy plan that nobody expects to work perfectly. The word carries warmth rather than real criticism, and calling someone goofy is usually affectionate teasing rather than an insult. The cartoon character named Goofy, whose clumsy, cheerful antics matched the everyday meaning closely, helped make the word familiar to generations of viewers.
How GOOFY is used
Informal and affectionate, mainly North American; used for harmless silliness in behavior, appearance or ideas.
- He gave a goofy grin for the photo.
- Their goofy dance routine made everyone laugh.
- She has a goofy sense of humor.
- The puppy looked goofy with its ears flopping.
- It was a goofy idea, but it actually worked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOOFY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GOOFY
Common questions about GOOFY
- Is GOOFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOOFY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOOFY worth?
- GOOFY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOOFY mean?
- Silly, ridiculous or foolish in a good-natured, harmless way.
- What letters can be added to GOOFY?
- No single letter can be added to GOOFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GOOFY:
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